Weight Loss & Obesity News & Features

It's important that teens with obesity adopt healthy behaviors like regular physical activity and eat a balanced diet, but not adopt ‘crash diets,’ researchers say, to lower risk of premature poor health.

A new study finds there's little high-quality research to back claims that weight loss supplements actually help you lose weight.

In clinical trials, participants lost up to 15% of their body weight while taking the new drug, similar to results after weight-loss surgery.

Two reviews show that any weight loss effects of herbal and dietary compounds are minimal at best; there needs to be tighter regulation of the supplement industry, say the researchers.

I was able to make lasting changes in my fitness journey by finding the right motivation and focusing on the long game.

I can’t allow the measurable goals to consume me anymore when the bigger picture is what this is all about. My motivation is my future.

After nearly 2 months on this fitness journey, I can't say that I don't have very many complaints. But, things are going to be changing.

Life is too short to not indulge once in a while, especially when celebrating! But, I still made healthy decisions and my weight loss is still on track.

Life's hard. So anything I can do to keep my mind and space positive makes not only my life better, but the lives of those close to me, too.

The information I get from my biometric scale and food logs has been opening my eyes to what’s working and where I need to work harder.

I've been a bit more emotional than normal. It's disheartening to do all the work and not see it reflected on the scale.

A diabetes drug called semaglutide helped people who are overweight or obese lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 16 months.

Obesity is the culprit in up to half of new diabetes cases among Americans each year, a new study estimates.

I love the taste of food, and that’s not going to miraculously change. So, I found a couple of tricks to help me resist the temptation to overeat.

If you've been following my fitness journey, you know about my struggles with flexibility and my desire to overcome them. So, I’m giving yoga another shot.

Now that I am recovering from COVID, I really need to base my workouts on where I am TODAY-- not on the workouts I used to be able to do.

In the past I wasn’t weighing myself, so my only goals were to generally look and feel better. But now, I’m setting specific weight goals.

COVID shifted my focus, but I’m determined to keep up with my healthy eating habits while I recover.

After watching my 14-year-old daughter's team workout, I realized I could do more to push myself in my healthier 2021 journey.

The harmful effects of obesity on the heart can't be undone by exercise, and it's not possible to be "fat but healthy," Spanish researchers warn.

This weekend was a big boost for my confidence. I not only ate healthy and stayed under my calorie goal, but I exercised both days!

It was hard to stick with my exercise goals now that I’m back to the daily grind. But I learned something important about myself: I can do it.

If there was ever a time to stress eat and maybe enjoy a few drinks, the first week of 2021 may have been it. But, I didn’t succumb to the temptation.

Five years ago, I started a diet and fitness routine that helped get me back into shape and off the fast track to diabetes. And then came COVID-19.

Follow Laura, Bill, and Mark as they make a commitment to a healthier year in 2021.